Maleza Alta, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Maleza Alta is a rural barrio in the municipality of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,800.

History

Maleza Alta was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War. Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Maleza Alta barrio was 784.
The Ramey Air Force Base, a former United States Air Force Base is in Maleza Alta.

Sectors

Barrios in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores. The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Maleza Alta barrio:
Urbanización Villa Liza.